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| Keywords: 1865 Spruner Map of Southern Italy and Sicily - Geographicus - ItaliaeSicilia-spruner-1865.jpg A particularly interesting map this is Karl von Spruner ™s 1865 rendering of Southern Italy and Sicily in antiquity This map covers southern Italy from Rome south as far as modern day Naples and Sicily and east as far as Calabria Like most of Spruner ™s work this example overlays ancient political geographies on relatively contemporary physical geographies thus identifying the sites of forgotten towns and villages the movements of armies and the disposition of lands in the region This particular example includes ancient names for many notable regions and historical sites Additionally there are a total of five insets clockwise from top right Pompeii Corsica and Sardinia Campaniae Pars Lacus Albanus and Ager Romanus vicinity of Rome As a whole the map labels important cities rivers mountain ranges and other minor topographical detail Territories and countries outlined in color The whole is rendered in finely engraved detail exhibiting the fine craftsmanship for which the Perthes firm is known 1865 undated Size in 13 16 object history credit line accession number ItaliaeSicilia-spruner-1865 Spruner Karl von <i>Spruner-Menke Atlas Antiquus </i> Gotha Justus Perthes 1865 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Karl Spruner von Merz Maps of Magna Graecia 1865 Maps of ancient Sicily 1865 Old maps of Sardinia 1865 | ||||
